New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-08-03

G. W. H. HEIDEMAN,
Committee on Transportation.
Henry Held has gone to Mankato to
work for his brother Albert.
VIM. Gieseke, Of Sleepy Eye, was
seen on our streets Monday.
Mrs. A. Preuss is visiting in Sleepy
Eye and Springfield.
G. A. Hagberg will start for a trip to
Chicago and Rockford this evening.
Mrs. S. A. George has returned from
visit to her daughter, Mrs. Martha
LOOMS, who lives in Allegan county,
Mich. .....
& The Zoeglinge of the Turnverein en-
+ camped near Swan Lake several days
{ of last week. They returned home Sum
4 day evening.
/ Herman Helm, teacher of gymnastics
( in the Chicago public schools, arrived
/ here yesterday morning. He will re-
main until after the celebration.
Z Mr.. Henry Walker and wife, former
residents of this county and now resid-
ing at Cleveland, O., are visiting with
the family of H. Plath at Iberia
Mr.. Robt. Gulden, former resident
of this place, but now a member OF the
Minneapolis police force, was in town
last week IS witness in the j. Griebel
will case.
Mr.. Frank N. Stewart, train.des.
patcher at Sleepy Eye, has deem pro
noted to the Office Of Asst. Supt OF
the W. and st. P. r. r. w. H. Rounds,
formerly operator at this station, takes
the present position Of Mr.. Stewart.
Ms Rounds New Ulm friends are glad
to hear of his advancement.
Mr.. Jos. Skinner, who has been visit
ing with his son Hon. VIM. Skinner,
returned to his home in Illinois last
week. Mr. Skinner declares this the
best county he ever saw. AS Mr.. S.
has travelled all over the United States,
- the compliment is good one.
On the 10Th of July there were
shipped to the Exposition management
in Minneapolis, paintings and works OF
art valued at over $3.50, The insur-
ance alone on this shipment was $78,
900. The prize pictures of the Spring
exhibit in New York will be among the
art treasures exhibited at Minneapolis
this Fail.
Orfy three marriage licenses were
issued during July. Clerk George ex-
poets larger crop for August and Sep
TENDER. The licenses were issued to
the following parties /: VIM. Wendl
and Anna Mielke; John Mullahy and
Rose Tuley Fritz Whitman and
Theresa Muehlbauer.
] Judge Weber decided the case OF
the County against the Winona 4 st.
Peter Land Company in favor of the
county. The county sued the company
for back taxes on lands owned by the
latter in Brown County. According to
the decision the county is entitled to
all the back taxes and penalties, and in
addition thereto to interest on taxes and
penalties due since 1885. The interest
on taxes due for the years previous to
1sS5iis not allowed. The county will
receive about $4,000 by this action,
Lind and Hagberg assisted the County
Attorney in this suit.
Some time ago number Of freehold
ers of town Sigel presented petition
to the town board of said town, asking
them to grade a cartway on the
lands of G. Forster and Others. for the
purpose of shortening the road to the
lake school-house. Mr.. Forster and
others objected, and the town
board decided that this road was
unnecessary. An appeal was taken
before Justice Fischer, and a large
number Of witnesses were subpoened to
be here Saturday forenoon. AS it will
take several days to try the case, and as
farmers are busy harvesting now, the
case was adjourned to Thursday Aug.
18th at l o'clock p. M.